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Moisture from a Hawaii-connected atmospheric river will bring periods of heavy rain, rising rivers and flooding concerns across western Washington and southwestern British Columbia into Friday. Also, a bright meteor streaked across the sky over Ohio and Pennsylvania around 9 a.m. Tuesday, producing a loud sonic boom that rattled homes in the Cleveland area. And the National Park Service warned hik...

Record-challenging heat will surge across the Southwest this week as a stubborn heat dome sends temperatures into the 90s and even past 100 degrees in some cities, levels more typical of late spring or early summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The threat for severe thunderstorms packing damaging winds and tornadoes will ramp up Sunday into Monday across the central and eastern US Also, a strengthening heat dome will send temperatures soaring into the 90s and past 100 degrees across the Southwest, threatening records, accelerating snowmelt and raising wildfire risk now, then water supply concerns later. Learn more about your ad choices....

A rapidly strengthening storm could evolve into a bomb cyclone, unleashing blizzard conditions in the Midwest and severe thunderstorms, flooding rain and damaging winds in much of the central and eastern United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An El Niño watch has been issued, and AccuWeather long-range forecasters say there is a chance it becomes just the third “super El Niño” in the past 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Potentially damaging winds will sweep from the Rockies to the Northeast as a fast-moving clipper storm spreads snow across the northern tier and heightens wildfire risk across parts of the Plains. Also, in addition to a lack of snowfall compared to the historical average, nine states had their warmest year on record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nighttime tornadoes are nearly twice as deadly as daytime storms, with the Southeast facing the highest risk and manufactured homes accounting for a disproportionate share of fatalities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rare, early-season tornado in Michigan was the strongest to hit the state since 1977, and left four dead, including a 6th grader. Also, meteorological winter runs from the start of December through the end of February, but that's not true for the coldest part of the year in many places. Plus, NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impactin...

Severe storms with damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes, will take hold across portions of the central United States toward the middle of the week. Also, warmer air will push out the Northeast chill as much of the eastern U.S. turns 15-25 degrees above average, with some communities from Florida to the Ohio Valley challenging record highs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Record levels of seaweed in the Atlantic are piling up in the Caribbean, just in time for spring break. This year is expected to be another record year for the stinky seaweed. Also, National Park Service released its official peak bloom forecast for Washington, D.C.’s iconic Yoshino cherry trees. Experts say weather patterns in late winter and early spring determine when 70% of blossoms open aroun...

A storm forming high in the atmosphere over the Southwest will bring Santa Ana winds to Southern California from Friday into Saturday. Spotty power outages are possible with some wildfire risk. Also, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake on Thursday morning was the strongest to strike Louisiana of the United States in nearly 14 years, according to the USGS. Plus, AccuWeather Meteorologists say that Saharan d...

The National Park Service said the colorful display is being fueled by multiple rounds of rain since autumn, with blooms expected to continue at low elevations into mid-late March. Also, the warmest weather since October is predicted for some parts of the Midwest and Northeast with temperatures as much as 25 degrees above the historical average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Pollen is already ramping up in parts of the South and West. Here’s when tree, grass and weed pollen will spike — and which regions will have the highest levels this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wyoming’s snow fences don’t just stop drifts, they cut snow-removal costs by up to 50% and improve visibility during blowing snow, according to transportation officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daylight saving time begins March 8, but March’s biggest change is the rapid increase in daylight, with some cities adding more than 100 minutes by month’s end. Also, severe storms and flooding risks will ramp up in the Plains, Ohio Valley. Multiple storms moving across the Plains and Ohio Valley in the upcoming week will set the stage for a multiday severe weather risk and flooding. Learn more ab...

Multiple storms will bring rounds of snow, ice and rain from the Midwest to the Northeast as Arctic air briefly surges south, raising risks of slick travel, ice jams and urban flooding into midweek. Also, two dogs rescued on Monday during a blizzard in Babylon, New York have been returned home. The man who rescued them said, “it could have been a tragedy. The number of people who stopped to help,...

A shifting jet stream will send multiple storms from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes, unleashing severe weather, heavy rain and rising stream and river levels in some areas, while drought persists in others. Also, smoke from the National Fire burning in Big Cypress National Preserve is obstructing visibility on I-75 as 67% of Florida is in extreme drought. Learn more about your ad choices....

Fresh Arctic air will set the stage for a storm early next week that could bring disruptive snow, ice and travel impacts from the Midwest to the Northeast, following several minor rounds of wintry weather. Also, two snowmobilers were killed in separate Idaho and Utah avalanches as dangerous conditions push US avalanche deaths to 16 this year. Plus, a new report by the National Hurricane Center has...

Spring is severe weather season across the United States, and here's where AccuWeather long-rage forecasters are predicting damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes to erupt. Also, the only total lunar eclipse is on the way next week (March 2 and 3). Worldwide, over 3.3 billion people live in areas where the total eclipse will be visible, weather permitting. In the U.S., the best views will be along t...

A strong cold has ended Florida’s run of 80-degree heat, and will bring a freeze threat to parts of the state and fueling heightened wildfire danger amid dry, windy conditions. Also, since mid-January, South Carolina has been rattled by nine small earthquakes, according to the USGS. Here's a look at why earthquakes happen in South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...

A rapidly strengthening storm will shut down much of the northeastern United States from Sunday to Monday as snow is forecast to pile up with blizzard conditions in coastal areas. Also, a series of Pacific storms will bring renewed flooding downpours, gusty winds and heavy snow to the Northwest and Northern California into Tuesday. The snow levels will be much higher than with the storm last week....

A snowmobiler died near Snake Creek, southeast of Salt Lake City, and a skier died after a slide in Big Cottonwood Canyon the next day, according to officials. Over 60 slides were reported in two days across Utah. Also, suspected tornadoes and severe storms devastated communities in Indiana and Illinois on Thursday, damaging homes and facilities and causing multiple injuries. Learn more about your...

The Northeast faces the 5th weekend in a row with snow as a strengthening storm will deliver heavy snow, travel shutdowns and power outages from Delmarva to New York City and southern New England. Also, explosive wildfire growth fueled by 60+ mph wind gusts, low humidity and drought conditions has scorched more than 312,000 acres across Oklahoma and Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Northeast cities face the 5th weekend in a row with snow as a strengthening storm will deliver accumulating snow and slippery travel from West Virginia to southern New England. There is potential for it to rapidly strengthen along the coast. Also, California's Sierra Nevada have measured over 90 inches of snow from the ongoing onslaught of storms, and more heavy snow is on the Learn more about you...

The spring weather pattern is lining up to dry fuels faster than usual in key areas, causing the wildfire risk to escalate early. Here’s where the risk is highest and what could make it spike. Also, eight of nine skiers buried in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in northern California’s Sierra Nevada mountains amid heavy snow and “extreme weather conditions” have died, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Offi...